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Regulatory T Cell-Specific Epigenomic Region Variants Are a Key Determinant of Susceptibility to Common Autoimmune Diseases
Ohkura N, Yasumizu Y, Kitagawa Y, Tanaka A, Nakamura Y, Motooka D, Nakamura S, Okada Y, Sakaguchi S. Regulatory T Cell-Specific Epigenomic Region Variants Are a Key Determinant of Susceptibility to Common Autoimmune Diseases. Immunity 2020, 52: 1119-1132.e4. PMID: 32362325, DOI: 10.1016/j.immuni.2020.04.006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAutoimmune DiseasesBiomarkersCell DifferentiationComputational BiologyCpG IslandsDNA MethylationEpigenesis, GeneticEpigenomicsGene Expression ProfilingGenetic Predisposition to DiseaseGenetic VariationHumansImmunophenotypingPolymorphism, Single NucleotideT-Lymphocyte SubsetsT-Lymphocytes, RegulatoryTranscriptomeConceptsCommon autoimmune diseasesSingle-nucleotide polymorphismsSusceptibility to common autoimmune diseasesCell-specific gene transcriptionGenome-wide epigenetic profilingAssociated with common autoimmune diseasesAssociated with transcriptionPolygenic autoimmune diseasesTreg cellsDemethylated regionCpG hypomethylationSuper-enhancersAutoimmune diseasesDeterminants of susceptibilityEpigenetic modificationsEpigenetic profilesGene transcriptionEpigenetic changesTreg-cell-specific demethylated regionNaive Treg cellsNatural Treg cellsRegional variantsTranscriptionActive stateCells
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Proenkephalin+ regulatory T cells expanded by ultraviolet B exposure maintain skin homeostasis with a healing function
Shime H, Odanaka M, Tsuiji M, Matoba T, Imai M, Yasumizu Y, Uraki R, Minohara K, Watanabe M, Bonito A, Fukuyama H, Ohkura N, Sakaguchi S, Morita A, Yamazaki S. Proenkephalin+ regulatory T cells expanded by ultraviolet B exposure maintain skin homeostasis with a healing function. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2020, 117: 20696-20705. PMID: 32769209, PMCID: PMC7456133, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2000372117.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTreg cellsUltraviolet B exposureUnique TCR repertoireFoxp3 transcription factorRegulatory T cellsSkin homeostasisSkin explant assayImmunological self-toleranceFunctional regulatory TUltraviolet BWound healingSuppress various immune responsesEndogenous opioid precursorsSkin TregsExpressed CD25Regulatory TTCR repertoireProenkephalin expressionT cellsSelf-toleranceWound closure assayImmune responseTregsInflammatory responseMet-Enk